Improvement in curry-combs



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N. W. MOTTINGER.

Curry-Comb.

No. 203,288. Patented May 7,1878.

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N.FETERS, FHOTO LITHOGHAPHEK WASHINGTONv O C.

3 Sheets-Sheet 2. N. W. MOTTINGER. Curry-Comb.

No. 203,288. Patented MayT, 1878.

N.PETERS. FHOTO-LITHOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON, D'C.

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No. 203,288. Pat ented May 7,1878.

UNITED STATES PATENTOFFIGE.

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IMPROVEMENT IN CURRY-COMES.

Specification'forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 203,288, dated May 7,1878; application filed September 22, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Nonn W. Mor'rmenn, of Massillon, in the county ofStark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inCurry-Combs; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear,and exact description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a plan view of mycurry-comb; and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is abottom-plan view of a modification of my curry-comb. Fig. 4 is an endview, and Figs. 5 and 6 are details thereof. Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview of a modification of my currycomb; and Fig. 8 is a side viewthereof.

My invention relates to curry-combs; and it consists, principally, in soconstructing the back thereof that the card can be slid in from the sideof the back and be held in place by a single screw and also in theconstruction of the back of thecurry-comb, all as hereinafter more fullyset forth.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate myinvention.

The card of the curry-comb is formed of a single piece of sheet metal,stamped, struck up, or otherwise cut and bent to form six parallel bars,0 C, more or less, suitable distances apart, and the edges of said barsformed with teeth a a. Along each end of the card is left a continuousflange, D, as shown.

A represents the back of the curry-comb,

' which may be either a skeleton-frame of any suitable construction, orit may be a solid piece, if desired. On the front of the back A, at eachend, is formed a groove, to receive the end flanges D D of the card,which,when inserted in place from the side of the back, is held by asingle screw at b.

The grooves or channels for the reception of the end flanges of the cardmay be formed is various ways-for instance, lugs 01 d may be cast orotherwise formed upon the end bars of the frame or back, in such amanner that the end flanges D of the card will pass under the same. Inthis case, a shoulder or offset, 6, is formed on the front bar of theback A, as a stop for the card when slid into place, preventing the samefrom being pushed too far, and making the holes for the screw 6 in thecard and in the back coincide with each other.

,Instead of the lugs cl formed on the back, separate bars Gr Gr may beriveted along the ends of the back, said bars beingrabbeted 'on theirunder sides, as shown at h, to form the grooves for the cards; and attheir front ends are formed shoulders '13, to form stops for the card.

When the back A is made of cast metal, the shank B, to receive thehandle, is cast therewith. But when the said back is made of a solidpiece of sheet metal, the shank is composed of four rods or wire braces,I I, the outer ends of which pass through and form the rivets forfastening the bars G to the back, .while their inner ends are suitablybrought together to form the shank to receive the handle.

In either case, it will be seen the card can easily and quickly beremoved and reversed when the front is worn out, or replaced by a newone when entirely worn out.

The lugs d, shown in Fig. 1, formed upon the end bars, serve as groovesor channels for the card or comb bars.

This construction I consider the equivalent of the continuous grooves,fully shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A curry-comb back formed or provided with grooves, or theirequivalents, along its ends to receive the comb-card, which is slid infrom the side of the back, substantially as described.

2. A curry-comb back formed or provided with grooves, or theirequivalents, along its ends, and a shoulder or offset along the frontend, substantially as described, and for the purposes hereinbefore setforth.

3. In a curry-comb, the back formed or prohereunto subscribed my name inthe presence of two Witnesses.

NOAH W. MOTTINGER.

Witnesses:

ISAAC H. BROWN, ISAAC ULMAN.

